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artifact he bought from notorious Chinese fence Wei Hong (Ki Gook-seo).
The theft is organized by team leader Popeye (Lee Jung-jae), helped by
his associate Jampano (Kim Soo-hyun). The next day they are visited by a
police detective (Ju Jin-mo) who is hot on Popeye's trail. Meanwhile,
in Hong Kong Chinese veteran thief Chen (Simon Yam), along with Johnny
(Derek Tsang) and Korean-Chinese Andrew (Oh Dal-soo), are busy robbing a
jewelry shop. Afterwards, they're joined by Julie (Angelica Lee), the
daughter of a professional safecracker. To escape the heat at home, the
Koreans join Chen's gang in Hong Kong for a heist led by South Korean
master thief Macau Park (Kim Yoon-seok), who was once Popeye's boss.
Park's plan is to steal the Tear of the Sun diamond, worth US$30
million, which was stolen during an exhibition in Tokyo by Japanese
thief Madame Tiffany (Yeh Soo-jung), mistress of Wei Hong, who is coming
to sell it in Macau. Popeye has brought along safecracker Pepsi (Kim
Hye-soo), just released on parole, but Park is unhappy with her joining
the team, as they once had a relationship that ended badly four years
ago. Park intends to sell the diamond back to Wei Hong for US$20 million
- a risky venture as Wei Hong, whose face has rarely been seen, has a
habit of murdering anyone who crosses him. Everyone in the team of
thieves has a separate agenda and, when the robbery finally takes place
in Macau, little goes according to plan.